<p><em>Condemning the 10-year prison sentence for Somyot Prueksakasemsuk</em></p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>(25 January 2013, Seoul) People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) condemns recent ruling by the Thai Criminal Court on Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a Thai labour activist and human rights defender, under the charge of violating lèse majesté law. PSPD urges the Government of Thailand to immediately repeal lèse majesté law which threats freedom of expression and silence political dissents.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>